Diapers for stock

[Ed Fernandez]

Originally Posted by C and W Racing

Just my 2 cents worth. Several years ago I was testing the week before the season started and had a small oil leak that I had not seen prior to going to the track. About 100 feet off of the starting line it put some oil under my tires and promptly put me in the wall pretty hard bounced off of the wall and carried me over to the other wall which was an even harder hit. I ended up rechassising the car. I spent a year and a half putting the car back together at quite a bit of an expence. Brought the car back out with a diaper installed. Tested a little at the end of the year. I went to test one more time the week before the season and on the very first run got into oil that the car in front of me had put on the track that wasnt fully cleaned up by the track personnel and put it back into the wall at 170 mph. In 2 years I had wrecked that car twice because of oil on the track, once my fault and once from someone elses car and in that two years never ran one round of competition. I guess my point is whether it is a rule or not, oil on the track can be a problem for you as well as your fellow competitiors. I will also say I was much more pissed off by getting into someone elses oil than I was mine. I feel like if I would have had a diaper on the first time I would not have wrecked, and if the guy that ran in front of me the second time had one on, I would not have wrecked either. So if you feel like saving 150 to 200 dollars is worth all the gambling with the money you have in your cars, go for it.
Chuck

Playing Devil's advocate, when you install a diaper if you don't bother to either take it down or somehow inspect what's inside there,you may be missing the start of something big,and possibly dangerous or expensive.But we all know that all S/SS racers are
meticulous in the maintenance of their cars and equiptment.
I'm sure it's a good product,if used correctly.

[DIAPERMAN]

Ed I do tell guys to check diaper because our diaper is so waterproof it wont leak, good point

[Rich Biebel]

I have a 170mph 7 second dragster. I've also had many doorcars including stockers.
I have lost an engine or two over the years and believe the diaper is one of the best things you can put on a car safety wise.

I got back into a dragster after having a stocker for a short time and felt I would add 2 very important things on my latest car for safety.

Two sets of brakes and the SFI diaper.